Cambodia vs Kiribati: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Cambodia
498.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Kiribati
500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Cambodia rank
97th
Kiribati rank
95th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Cambodia
  • Kiribati
2004006008001.0k200020122025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 498.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Cambodia, a difference of 1.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.

Cambodia ranks 97th and Kiribati ranks 95th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Kiribati Difference Ahead
2000s 626.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 583.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 43.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Cambodia
2010s 453 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 147.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Kiribati
2020s 414.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 85.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Cambodia or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 498.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Cambodia and Kiribati?
1.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Kiribati?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Kiribati rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Cambodia ranks 97th and Kiribati ranks 95th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Unit
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,691 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.